Where does “su samuru” come from?

su samuru (Turkish) comes from Turkish su, from French soutache, from Hungarian sujtás, from Hungarian -ás — Added to a verb to form a noun.

su samuru (Turkish): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “su samuru”, step by step

su samuru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsuwater; juice
2Frenchsoutache—
3Hungariansujtássoutache
4Hungarian-ásAdded to a verb to form a noun

via Ottoman Turkish صو سموری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصو سموریotter, any aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae
2Ottoman Turkishسمورsable, any carnivorous mammal of the species Martes zibellina and its pelt or fur
3Persianسمورsable
4Middle Persiansmwlsable

via Turkish samur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsamursable
2Ottoman Turkishsamur—
3Persiansamur—
Every word from Hungarian -ás →Every word from Hungarian sujtás →Every word from French soutache →
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